London: T. Werner Laurie, 1951. Reprint (1st 1949), follows same author's "Stories from the Opera". Blue covers with gilt, 486pp inc index, with b/w photographs and colour frontis. Covers have only modest wear, bumping to head and foot of spine and damp marks at lower fore corners - this has not affected the text bloc. Page edges dusty and foxed, as are prelims. Otherewise internally clean and tight. Price-clipped DJ has photograph (frontis repeat) laid in, sunned spine and just modest general wear. Overall a decent copy. Ref:114728. Reprint. Cloth. G+/G+. 13x19cm.

Reviews

(Log in or Create an Account first!)

Details

Bookseller: Church Street Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 004728
Title: Stories of the Ballets
Author: Gladys Davidson
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - G+
Jacket Condition: G+
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: T. Werner Laurie
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1951
Size: 13x19cm

Terms of Sale

Church Street Books

payment with order. Refund if description inaccurate

About the Seller

Church Street Books

This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Biblio member since 2007

Lutterworth, Leicestershire

Ask Seller a Question

About Church Street Books

Second-hand book dealer (formerly in a Diss Shop), with a stock of around 2000 books from modern quality literature to reference, aviation, classics and antiquarian

Glossary
Frequently asked questions

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...